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meltwater

[ US /ˈmɛɫtˌwɑtɝ, ˈmɛɫtˌwɔtɝ/ ]
[ UK /mˈɛltwɔːtɐ/ ]
NOUN
  1. melted snow or ice

How To Use meltwater In A Sentence

  • The proglacial area of the Unteraargletscher is divided into three terrace levels: 0.5–1 m (level I), 1– 2 m (level II), or .2 m (level III) above the main Aare meltwater stream. Thoughts on Alpine Glacier Stratigraphy « Climate Audit
  • In the cliffs, among the boulders, there were pools of ice, frozen meltwater draining from the land above the bay, and lingering banks of snow. "You will choke, choke on the air you try to breathe..."
  • The meltwater puddled the flat sea ice.
  • Nevertheless, Steffen believes the formation of moulins can act to release a glacier's handbrake, that is a static glacier can move if meltwater helps to lubricate its passage. Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed
  • The Tail Burn cascaded through a landscape strewn with mounds of flood-washed rubble left behind by glacial meltwaters, weathered over ten thousand years into rounded hillocks.
  • Glaciers from many ice ages have flattened the landscape, and the large ancient lakes that resulted from their meltwater have left many dunes and are still present in many cases as smaller lakes.
  • Scientific models have previously suggested this will bring more rainfall to the west of Scotland, which, combined with meltwater from the mountains, will boost the flow of rivers.
  • Huge glaciers and meltwater carved out the deep trough of the glen some 20,000 years ago.
  • Formed by accumulated meltwater, the overfilled lakes could suddenly discharge massive volumes of water, known as glacial lake outburst flooding.
  • The danger is that cold, fresh meltwater from the Arctic and/or Greenland will block the return path. Waldo Jaquith - Carbon tax works out to $43/ton.
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